Connecticut § 4-124i - Regional councils of governments. Definitions.

§ 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions.

Sec. 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions. As used in sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive:

(1) “Planning region” means a planning region of the state as defined or redefined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee under the provisions of section 16a-4a;

(2) “Chief elected official” means the highest ranking elected governmental official of any town, city or borough within the state;

(3) “Elected official” means any selectman, mayor, alderman, or member of a common council or other similar legislative body of any town or city, or warden or burgess of any borough;

(4) “Council” means a regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive;

(5) “Member” means any town, city or borough within a planning region of the state having become a member of a regional council of governments in accordance with sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive.

(1971, P.A. 821, S. 1; P.A. 73-679, S. 21, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 35, 55; P.A. 76-435, S. 21, 82; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 08-182, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 258.)

History: P.A. 73-679 replaced director of state planning office with managing director, planning and budgeting, department of finance and control; P.A. 75-537 replaced managing director with commissioner of planning and energy policy; P.A. 76-435 made technical changes; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 08-182 redesignated Subsecs. (a) to (g) as Subdivs. (1) to (7) and added Subdiv. (8) defining “regional planning organization”; P.A. 13-247 deleted definitions of “regional council of elected officials”, “regional planning agency” and “regional planning organization” in former Subdivs. (2), (3) and (8), respectively, redesignated existing Subdivs. (4) to (7) as Subdivs. (2) to (5) and made technical changes, effective January 1, 2015.

See Sec. 8-31b re restructure of regional planning agencies and regional councils of elected officials into regional councils of governments.

See Sec. 8-37u re role of Commissioner of Housing in coordinating housing policy and activities.